AFA-CWA Responds to Alaska/Hawaiian Airlines Merger

Last week, Alaska Airlines finalized its $1.9 billion purchase of Hawaiian Airlines, in the biggest airline industry merger in nearly a decade. The combined airline plans to keep both the Alaska and Hawaiian brands. AFA-CWA represents Flight Attendants at both airlines and has negotiated a Merger Transition Process Agreement to provide critical job protections during the merger transition and operational integration.

AFA-CWA elected leaders from the airlines will be meeting to review the merger process and the structure for continuing daily representation and enforcement of each contract until a Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement is negotiated and ratified. At the same time, the AFA-CWA Alaska Airlines negotiating committee is working to achieve a tentative agreement that can be ratified with immediate relief for Alaska Flight Attendants and a stronger foundation for negotiating the joint agreement.